exit; way out; outlet; vent
underground lake; subterranean lake
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
crest (of a noble family)
second generation; second; junior
power of the state; government authority
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
highly directional microphone
sravaka (disciple of Buddha); adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
bygones; the past; past event
confused; flustered; at a loss
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
re-entry; reentry; readmittance
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
almost every day; almost daily
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
in terms of; from the point of view of
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
high mountain; alpine mountain
to get going; to start off
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
venomous snake; poisonous snake
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)